Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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JUNIOR ACADEMY.

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Farewell From my study my mind often wanders, On the future my soul often ponders, A mystery, are the deeds it holds in store; So my thoughts, groping forward to grasp it, And my hand ever outstretched to clasp it, Shall they shrink from it? No! Nevermore. Many years have we spent in preparing, And gone onward till now, n ' er despairing; A hope that has not urged us on in vain ; Now the ship for our lives is completed, Shall the purpose it serves be defeated? No! ' twill sail on and sail on, amain. Now the harbor is crossed, but the ocean, What a vast stretch of constant devotion, Our ship of knowledge braves the stormy sea; But ' tis sweet, that an eye watches o ' er us And will brighten the pathway before us And will lead us through eternity. — Gerald W. Alexander. So your name is Rastus Jackson and your mother ' s name is Jones? Yes, sah ; you see she married again, and I didn ' t.

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SOPHOMORE ACADEMY.